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"This goes beyond a cry for help. She left very detailed notes about what should happen next. The appropriate conclusion is suicide."

After her death tributes poured in for her, with friends paying tribute to her ‘bubbly’ personality.

"Rest in peace beautiful, you were so loved by everybody at Barton End, I feel truly honoured to have known such a caring and wonderful girl and to have called you my friend for so many years, you will be so missed," one posted. Another friend added: "RIP Leah,gone but never to be forgotten fly high beautiful."

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Another tribute read: "So sad to lose such a kind, hard-working, sweet person. She will be missed in all our hearts and remembered as the bright bubbly fun helper that always put a smile on your face. Feel very privileged to have known her."

Another read: "If only she could see the amount of people commenting and giving their respects, if only she could see how loved she was and still is."

The inquest from Leah's father, Richard Hook, heard that he had tried to encourage his daughter to join him and her mother on a bike ride but she declined.

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Mr Hook said: "Our view is that she had been planning it (her suicide) for some time before. There were various little things she said or did.

"She pushed away a lot of her friends. She kept saying 'I'm not going to do very well in my exams.' There were a few little things in hindsight that led us to believe she's been planning this for some time."

Mrs Skerrett heard how in June 2015, Leah's mother, Debra McTiffin, had been concerned about her and took her to see her GP. However, as Leah didn't want to engage with mental health services nothing further was done."

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*If you are affected by mental health issues, you can call 2gether NHS Foundation Trust in Gloucestershire direct on 0800 073 2200 to discuss an appointment.

The mental health charity Mind runs a helpline on 0300 123 3393, or 86463 on text.

The Samaritans is also always there for those who feel they have nowhere else to turn.

But it stresses that it's not just for those who have suicidal thoughts. In fact they say: "Most people who contact us are not suicidal. When you talk to us, we will give you an opportunity to talk about any thoughts or feelings you have, whatever they may be."